M.I.S.S. July 2009: Reebok Basquait Freestyle Hi Beat Bop

There is so much to celebrate this July! Besides the obvious BBQ filled days that are fast approaching this 4th of July weekend, this month is also another release in the Reebok Basquiat Freestyle Hi Beat Bop series.  This ongoing series has an offering of two styles for the ladies and two for the men. This Fall 09 pack are in a black and white color pallet and continue to pay homage to Basquiat’s art. His artwork graces the Freestyle Hi and nails to match. Keep your kit tight.

M.I.S.S. July 2009: Reebok Basquiat Freestyle Hi Beat Bop

Reebok Basquiat Freestyle Hi Beat Bop, Chanel Le Vernis nail colour in Black Satin and White Satin, and Big Apple Red from OPI.

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M.I.S.S. Michelle's Beauty Picks of the Week: LA Colors’ Intense Bright Polish Sets

Up until last week, I was sporting long, pointed, florescent nails that I absolutely ADORED. Unfortunately, one broke, then another, then another, so it was time to bid them farewell, (they were my natural nails), so they are now short and chic instead. I love the look of neon nails, but can’t justify spending more than a few bucks on this trend, so I was super excited to score this week’s RECESSION BUSTER PICK: LA Colors Intense Bright Polish Set in High Voltage, for only $3 at my local flea market. The coverage is great (smooth, even), considering it’s inexpensive nail polish, however there is some slight staining of the nail, but this occurs across the board with darker nail shades regardless of brand. The High Voltage set comes with four polishes in: electric blue, hot pink, lime green, and purple, all of which have a slight shimmer to them. The Explosive set also featured in LA Colors’ Intense line is wonderful as well, and comes with teal, magenta, orange and purple polishes having a flat finish. You can’t beat the pricing on these little babies, ($1.50 each)!!!

LA Colors Intense Bright Polish Set shown in High Voltage

REVIEW:
Cost: $6 for a 4 Piece Set
Value: Excellent
Accessibility: Moderate
Where to Buy: CherryCulture.com, NonpareilBoutique.com, Local Flea Markets

Enjoy and stay posted for more beauty tips and picks to come next week!

POP Beauty 25% off

Summer and sandals go hand-in-hand like milk and cookies. Open-toed shoes mean your toes will be exposed, and you know what that means… you better have your feet cleaned up and toenails done! Gone are the cold winter days where you could hide your un-pedicured nails under a pair of Uggs, but in this economic climate, getting a weekly (or even bi-weekly) pedicure has become a luxury.

Go ahead and save yourself a buck or two by doing your own nails this summer - M.I.S.S. will even hook you up with a sick bargain to jump-start you. UK-based POP Beauty and BeautyTicket.com have partnered together to offer you a coupon for 25% off POP’s new Nail Glam polishes! This exclusive offer ends July 1, so act fast and stock up while it lasts! The offer’s good at POP Beauty’s Web site, where users should enter the code ‘BEAUTYTICKET’ when checking out. Although POP Beauty is based in the UK, this offer’s only available in the U.S. and Canada. Customers will only pay domestic shipping rates, not international ones!

POP Beauty 25% off

Retailing at $14USD each, POP Beauty’s Nail Glam has been picked as one of InStyle magazine’s “Summer Beauty 2009″ choices for “Best Makeup Under $15,” and for good reason. To ensure that you get the most out of each application of POP Beauty’s shades, each nail polish is equipped with nylon to create a non-chip barrier. POP Beauty’s cosmetic collection boasts bright colors designed to catch any eye. As seen on the pages of magazine heavyhitters like InStyle, Nylon, Lucky, Allure, and Glamour, the brand aims to “push boundaries and create trends,” which you’ll easily do when your nails are decked out in POP’s playful neon hues and summer-friendly shades. Whatever your mood is, there’s a Nail Glam shade to match it.

To find out more information and check out the shades of POP Beauty’s Nail Glam, check out the POP Beauty Web site.

M.I.S.S. x AKDMKS: AKDMKS ‘Dip Dye Jean Pant’ Give Away Winner

And the winners are…Connie Min and Cassandra Miller!! Thank-you to all the lovely ladies that entered the AKDMKS ‘DipDue Jean Pant’ contest! As always it’s never easy to choose but these ladies not only answered the three trivia questions correctly but impressed us with their answers to the bonus question.

The correct answers:

1: What is the name of the dyeing technique to get the gradient look?
Ombré dyeing, from the French word meaning “to shade.”

2: What Italian fashion house brought this dye technique trend back with its Fall 2007 Ready to Wear collection?
Alberta Ferretti and/or Prada

3: What year was AKDMKS founded?
1999

Bonus Question: Why should you be selected to win?

Connie Min:

I should be selected to win because although I am a fabulous fashionista in every sense, in this current economic downfall, it is increasingly harder to get the latest trends as a full-time student. In a town like LA, it’s really hard to stand out amongst the thousands of fashionable people. It would show my inner fierceness, inside and out. RAWR!

Cassandra Miller:

I always try to stay fresh when it comes to my fashion sense and how I present myself, and am a devote M.I.S.S. subscriber. When Prada debuted this look, I was studying in Italy and had to walk pass the store front window everyday to get to class, my love for color and luxury retail just screamed on the inside. Prada is definitely no in my budget, and after returning to the Bay, I was let-go from my job, smashing my fashion/eat/live budget even more. I still remain on my game mixing n matching items from the past with the present and have started making many items that i wear along with making most of the jewelry i wear as well. I haven’t bought a pair of jeans in almost 2 maybe 3 years…ouch! : ( : ) so it would be great to win a pair. I love rocking color all day everyday and could spice these up with stilettos or rock’em w/ some dope kicks. I would be very grateful!

M.I.S.S. JUNE 09: Vans x Kime Buzzelli

June marks the release of the Kime Buzzelli “Wellesely” Vans.  Available in two color-ways, this sneaker features the artwork of LA based artist Kime Buzzelli. Her world of fantastical ladies and gents are captured by using watered down paints and markers. She creates dream-like scenarios  “inspired by fashion, film and make believe” and has graced the Vans ‘Wellesely’ with her artwork for this June release. These sneakers are strictly for the ladies and come in the turquoise blue featured as M.I.S.S. June and in black. The collection features more than sneakers and can be viewed in our coverage of our visit with Vans at Magic this past February.

M.I.S.S. JUNE 09: Vans x Kime Buzzelli

Kime Buzzelli “Wellesely” Vans in turquoise, China Glaze ‘Sky High Top’ blue from the ‘Kicks Collection’.

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M.I.S.S. x AKDMKS: AKDMKS 'Dip Dye Jean' Give Away

M.I.S.S. has teamed up with AKDMKS to give away two pairs of their ‘Dip Dye Jean Pant’ from their SS09 collection.  Answer the following questions correctly and “WOW!” us with your bonus question answer and we will select TWO lucky winners to receive a pair of the ‘Dip Dye Jean Pant.’  Test your fashion knowledge and may the best answers win!

1:  What is the name of the dyeing technique to get the gradient look?
2:  What Italian fashion house brought this dye technique trend back with its Fall 2007 Ready to Wear collection?
3:  What year was AKDMKS founded?

Bonus Question:
Why should you be selected to win?

Please submit answers to contest@missomnimedia.com by 9 PM PST on Monday, June 1, 2009 with the word “AKDMKS” in the subject.

Photo by One Hit Wonder

Calling all futuristic B-Girls and fashion savvy mavens not afraid to go there. adidas Originals brings you the new power suit with their collection of hi-lighter bright track tops, pants and sneakers. M.I.S.S. is pleased to present to you this original fashion editorial “hi-lighting” (pun intended) this series of day glow separates. Take a walk on the wilder side in “All Day I Dream About Neon”.

M.I.S.S. Presents: All Day I Dream About Neon, Alexandra wears Honey Lo in Electricity/White, Firebird track top in Warning/White. Savannah wears Firebird track pants as head wrap in Warning/White,track top in Electricity/White and earrings by Cubannie Links

M.I.S.S. Presents: All Day I Dream About Neon, Alexandra wears nail polish from China Glaze in Celtic Sun (yellow), Japanese Koi (Orange), Rose Among Thorns (Pink), Honey Lo in Electricity, Honey Mid in Warning and Flurogreen.

Special thanks to adidas Originals, China Glaze, Harputs and our fabulous crew: photographer: Suzy Poling, hair stylist: Sante Johnson, make-up artist: Railynne Danzot, Jeffery from LOOK, and our superstar interns: Elizabeth Robles, Susannah Frances Magers and Aleta Lee.

All items are from adidas Originals and available at the adidas Originals stores. Track tops MSRP $65, Track pants MSRP $55, Honey Lo sneakers $55, Honey Mid sneakers $60.

OPI x Paige Denim: Bright Pairs

O.P.I are much loved by ladies the world over, especially over here at M.I.S.S. With over 200 colours to select from, their huge array of professional, long lasting and chip resisting nail polishes keep luring us in. And, they have done it yet again with their latest range, ‘Bright Pair’.

O.P.I. have just launched their brand new nail lacquer collection in collaboration with Paige Premium Denim – 6 pairs of coloured denim with 6 nail polish hues to match!

You all know fashion and nails-did practically goes hand in hand over here at M.I.S.S. Don’t act like you haven’t taken notice of the monthly M.I.S.S Playmate Calendar: Nails-did to perfectly match the kicks each and every month, courtesy of the oh-so-talented Miss Liz Baca? Yeah, you’ve noticed all right! The M.I.S.S. ladies have had their nails game on lock since the very beginning, going on to inspire many, myself included (Hand painted Leopard Print nails killed it for me!). It is no wonder that we are super excited for the Bright Pair Nail Lacquer range, how often do you see a denim x nails collaboration like this? Never!

This is what all you mean nails chicks have been waiting for. It is difficult to find perfectly matching goods, be it nail polish to match your kicks, tee or now, even your denim. O.P.I Bright Pairs gives you the easy route: pick a pair of coloured Paige Premium Denim, be it the 5-pocket Mariposa shorts, or, the Skyline Ankle Peg, and then select the exact hue from O.P.I Brights range and you are good to go! You will not be disappointed with the standout bright shades of orange, red, pink, purple, blue, or brown within this range. Head over to the O.P.I. website now, and you can even virtually paint you nails to see which colour suits your skin tone!

The icing on the cake of this limited edition O.P.I. collaboration has to be the names of the nail lacquers. O.P.I. are known for the clever and creative naming of each shade of polish, and they have not failed with this range. With fitting names such as, ‘In My Back Pocket’, ‘On the Same Paige’, ‘Shorts Story’, and ‘A Grape Fit’, painting one’s nails is all the more fun. This is most definitely a M.I.S.S. certified nail lacquer collaboration!

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M.I.S.S. May 09 Calendar

The cream of the crop, the beautiful people, the créme de la créme, the haute monde, the high society, the elite class, the in crowd, the high life, the upper crest…the upper echelon. No matter how you say it, Upper Echelon Shoes strives to be all that and then some. And might we say, they are doing it very, very well. Not your average sneaker, UES has added a new level to the sneaker game - they’ve combined kicks and jewelry to give us “shoellery”  with 18 carat gold plated chains designed by Gabriel Urist.  Craftsmanship and quality, style and grace, this footwear for the grown and sexy gets a manicure to match. Selvage denim dipped nails, encrusted with gold studs, and polish from the Mlle. Coco Chanel, once again we bring your kicks to your tips.

For more on Upper Echelon Shoes, check-out our recent visit to the USE showroom .

Upper Echelon Shoes ‘Nise’ in denim, Chanel Blue Satin Le Vernis Nail Colour and Chanel Noir Ceramic Le Vernis Nail Colour.

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M.I.S.S. May 09 Calendar

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Ever wonder what kinda chemicals are in your nail polish? ‘Cause we have - and with the onslaught of natural and environmentally-friendly products hitting the market these days - ranging from organic food and produce to all-natural makeup - it’s only right that an eco-friendly nail polish should be stocked on store shelves, too.

Nicole by OPI’s slogan “Respect Yourself. Respect the World.” pretty much says it all. The polishes - which are available in traditional bottles as well as easy-application polish sticks (”Nic’s sticks”) - are free of chemicals like formaldehyde, toluene, DBP. The polishes aren’t tested on animals, and the glass packaging is recyclable. Wanna know more? We figured as much, so read on.

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